Uzang is an open question.
Zhu Yunwen did not forget this place, but he previously believed that the time to deal with Uzang was not yet mature. However, with the gradual disintegration of the Southwest Chieftains, the window period left for the Ming Dynasty to deal with Uzang was running out.
If the Ming Dynasty's army cannot reach the plateau before autumn and solve the Uzang problem, it means that the Uzang problem has been put on hold until at least next summer.
The Ming Dynasty is about to move its capital, and its main forces are moving north. After the capital is moved, the time and financial costs of dealing with the Uzang problem will obviously be higher.
When Zhu Yunwen saw Yuan Yue mentioning the matter, he summoned officials from the cabinet, the Ministry of War, and the Fifth Army Governor's Office to discuss countermeasures.
Xu Huizu firmly supported Yuan Yue: "A group of masters from Uzang had originally surrendered to the imperial court and signed the documents, but they turned around after they returned, attracting many lords, big and small, to join forces to guard the main roads and cut off contact. They resisted the imperial court and even sent 500 people down the mountain to harass Yunnan, resulting in the death of three people. The imperial court should send troops to conquer and make them pay the price!"
Yuan Yue nodded repeatedly.
In order to deal with Wu Zang, I led my sergeants to train for a long time in Congling. Many sergeants had their toes, fingers, leg bones and hand bones amputated due to the cold weather. Some of them had difficulty breathing and were not sent to hospital in time. He went down the mountain and died there.
Now that Wu Liangha, Tatar, and Wala have all disappeared, and the southwest chieftains have too much to take care of themselves, the court can completely free up its hands to deal with Uzang.
However, the cabinet and the Ministry of War did not support the radical war proposals of Yuan Yue and Xu Huizu.
Tie Xuan carefully analyzed the situation and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Wu Zang turned his back on himself is because
In the final analysis, he broke the contract and resisted the court, not out of his true intentions, but because he was deceived. Those masters who surrendered to the imperial court did have influence in Uzang, but after all, they were not great lords and did not have slave soldiers in their hands. As far as I know, those who resisted the imperial court were mostly local lords. They were ignorant and closed-minded and did not know how powerful the Ming Dynasty was. "
"If the imperial court sends troops to conquer, these lords, big and small, will definitely rise up to resist. In order to protect Uzang, the Master will also speak out under the coercion of believers and local lords. At that time, the imperial court will pacify Uzang and completely incorporate it into its territory. I'm afraid it will take a lot of time. I think we should send an envoy to Uzang to explain the current situation clearly and defeat the enemy without fighting!"
Yuan Yue looked at Tie Xuan and shouted angrily: "A peace without bloodshed is a peace of compromise, and a peace of compromise will not last long. Today, the imperial court is subjugated without fighting. How do the Tibetan people in Uzbek know that the Ming Dynasty is strong and powerful?" Majesty? Iron Pavilion also said just now that those people are ignorant and closed-minded. You can't expect them to obey with just a few words of intimidation, right? Only bloody wars and mutilated corpses can make them truly understand who is the master of Uzang. !」
Tie Xuan looked at Yuan Yue and sighed: "War is only a last resort. We should not use force easily before trying other methods. What's more, the roads in Uzang are difficult to travel and the logistics are difficult to guarantee. Even a battle requires careful arrangements. It’s not something that can be done easily.”
Without waiting for Yuan Yue to refute, Yang Shiqi also stood up to support Tie Xuan: "Wuzang is special. A large army cannot go up the mountain. Even sending a small number of troops up the mountain cannot eliminate the problem. In the final analysis, controlling the Uzang court requires the help of local masters. , let him assist
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Help the court. Only in this way can it last long. Therefore, the imperial court should first send someone to contact Yiqian Shangshi, and after he expresses his attitude, it would not be too late to mobilize the army. "
Zhu Yunwen was noncommittal and looked at Yang Rong, Minister of War: "What do you think?"
Yang Rong is not a simple civil servant. He has participated in many wars, accompanied the army on expeditions, made plans, and made many achievements. He is also the Minister of the Ministry of War, and his words carry great weight.
Yuan Yue, Xu Huizu, Tie Xuan and others looked at Yang Rong.
Yang Rong came out and said respectfully to Zhu Yunwen: "Your Majesty, I believe that what the cabinet and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies said are reasonable. Uzang's situation is special, whether it is to solve the current predicament or to stabilize Uzang in the long term. To think about it, we need to win the support of the master, but if we don’t eliminate some of the big lords, the master’s words will not affect the overall situation.”
"Therefore, I propose that you send Marquis Zhongyong to lead the elites trained in Congling, carry firearms to the high mountains of Uzang, and find out the most powerful opponents of the imperial court.
The most fierce and powerful lord, killing chickens to scare monkeys. Then he would win over the master and divide and disintegrate a group of lords. Without any bloodshed, Uzang would not have the memory of awe. "
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly.
Yang Rong's opinion is that if you beat and pull, it is Daming who beats people, and it is Daming who pulls people away.
This proposal is right, and it won't bleed. They don't know how powerful Ming is. If they don't know how powerful Ming is, they will naturally not truly surrender. Maybe they will drink some wine another day and rebel against Ming in a flash of their mind.
Having a firearm in hand is not the same thing as having a firearm but not using it.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Tie Xuan, Yuan Yue and others: "It seems that you are all satisfied with Yang Shangshu's proposal.
If so, then order Yuan Yue to bring eight thousand soldiers to Uzbek, and let Mu Sheng and Yunnan Dusi be responsible for the logistics. "
"I accept the decree!"
Yuan Yue solemnly agreed.
Zhu Yunwen warned: "Let Huo Lin and Chen Cheng go with the army. When the army reaches Uzang, don't kill innocent people indiscriminately. Sooner or later, the people there will also be the people of the Ming Dynasty."
Yuan Yue agreed.
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and asked everyone to retreat.
Zhu Yunwen was not too worried about Uzang's problem. The sergeants led by Yuan Yue had experience in training in Congling and were adapted to the plateau environment. There was no reason why they would lose if they were equipped with firearms. Even if the enemy occupied a favorable location, they could not stop the firearms.
The biggest problem there is not conquest and entry, but how to govern. The Buddhist belief there is too strong. It is impossible not to let them believe in Buddhism and convert to the Ming Emperor. It is impossible to let their people abandon Buddhism and become honest people. Not feasible. After all, Ming Dynasty really needed to use the power of Shangshi to control Uzang.
"It seems that after completely controlling Wu Zang, we need to support a master so that he is willing to modify the scriptures and put obedience to the Ming and obedience to the Buddha together."
Zhu Yunwen knew that this was difficult, but in the strict hierarchy of Tibetan Buddhism, there were always people who wanted to climb up, there were always people who were ambitious, and there would always be opportunities in the Ming Dynasty.
Garrisoning troops to provide support and infiltrating the idea of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty into the scriptures was the safest way Zhu Yunwen could think of.
Wu Zang left it to Yuan Yue to solve. Zhu Yunwen still had many things to solve, especially the issue of abolition and merger of guard posts. Where to abolish and where to merge related to the interests of many sergeants and generals. If not handled properly, chaos would arise.
In addition to military affairs, Zhu
Di has not expressed his position, which gives Zhu Yunwen a headache. If Zhu Di does not go to America, he will have to look for others.
No, fourth uncle has to go.
He had too many things to do when he stayed in Daming, so he had to find someone to be a lobbyist.
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